text_original: The witnesses are naturally the characters of the book. The jurymen are but transients, and are not heard of again after their verdict is rendered. But the witnesses comprise the chief movers of the machinery and it is in their power to make or mar the plot.
text_transcription: THE WITNESSES ARE NATURALLY THE CHARACTERS OF THE BOOK THE JURYMEN ARE BUT TRANSIENTS AND ARE NOT HEARD OF AGAIN AFTER THEIR VERDICT IS RENDERED BUT THE WITNESSES COMPRISE THE CHIEF MOVERS OF THE MACHINERY AND IT IS IN THEIR POWER TO MAKE OR MAR THE PLOT
phonemes: ðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz ɑːɹ nˈætʃɚɹəli ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz ʌvðə bˈʊk. ðə dʒˈʊɹɹɪmˌɛn ɑːɹ bˌʌt tɹˈænsiənts, ænd ɑːɹ nˌɑːt hˈɜːd ʌv ɐɡˈɛn ˈæftɚ ðɛɹ vˈɜːdɪkt ɪz ɹˈɛndɚd. bˌʌt ðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz kəmpɹˈaɪz ðə tʃˈiːf mˈuːvɚz ʌvðə məʃˈiːnɚɹi ænd ɪɾ ɪz ɪn ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚ tə mˌeɪk ɔːɹ mˈɑːɹ ðə plˈɑːt.